Combined lavatory and medicine cabinet unit



Oct. 16, 1934.

R. R. PORTER COMBINED LAVATORY AND MEDICINE CABINET UNIT Filed July so, 1932 Patented Oct. 16 1934 COMBINED LAVATORY AND MEDICINE CABINET UNIT Roy R. Porter, Fort Lee, N. J.

Application July 30, 1932, Serial No. 626,837

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in lavatories, and more particularly to an integrally formed lavatory and medicine cabinet, which will be formed or cast in a single unit, and will be 5 supported in position by inserting and fastening the medicine cabinet within a suitable wall opening.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved lavatory and medicine cabinet unit,

which will be preferably molded from a ceramic material, or if desired may be cast from metal, so that one man may readily install the combined fixture, where it usually takes two or more men to install the old. types of separate lavatories and medicine cabinets.

A further object of the invention is to combine in a unitary casting a lavatory, medicine cabinet, soap holder, tooth brush holder and glass holder, which articles are commonly made separate from each other and are set in the bathroom tile in separate operations.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved integrally formed lavatory and medicine cabinet, which will be supported as a unit Within a single wall opening, and will be adapted to cooperate with a mirror which will be supported upon the side of the cabinet to act as a door and also as a mirror.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly broken away, showing my improved lavatory and medicine cabinet unit;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation, partly broken away,

showing a modified form of separate lavatory and medicine cabinet.

Like characters of reference are used through the following specification and the accompanying drawing to designate corresponding parts.

In carrying out my invention, I either mold or cast my improved lavatory and medicine cabinet unit, so that the cabinet 1 will be of a suitable size to snugly fit into a wall opening and to extend flush with the Wall, while the lavatory 2 formed integrally therewith is positioned immediately below the cabinet 1 and extends outwardly from the wall, as best illustrated in Figures 2 and 3. The shelf supports 3 will be formed in the interior of the cabinet 1 at the opposite 55 sides thereof, and the hinges 4 will be secured in the slots 5 at the side of the cabinet, as shown in Figure 2, to support the combined door and mirror 6, which extends upwardly a considerable distance above the top of the cabinet, and adds considerable beauty to the fixture.

A combined soap dish and tooth brush holder 7 will be cast or molded on the front surface of the lavatory 2, above the spigots 8 and 9. A depression may be formed in the unit to receive a glass, although this depression may be located in any desired place, and consequently has not been illustrated. The rod or bar 10 limits the outward movement of the cabinet door.

The walls of the lavatory 2 are all rounded so that the same will be sanitary and readily cleaned, and extend out beyond the lateral limits of the cabinet to provide additional bearing surfaces to further securely support the fixture in position. In practice, several bolts will be passed through the side walls of the cabinet into the adjacent wall, and the fixture will be positioned for use, the work necessary for placing the fixture being easily accomplished by a single man, whereas two or more men are required where pedestal lavatories are used.

In Figure 4 of the drawing, I have illustrated a slight modification, namely the molding of the lavatory and cabinet as separate units, the same being held together in a unit by the bolts 11. In this form, the lavatory and cabinet may be molded or cast separately, and shipped to the job, and there assembled. However, it is believed that the preferable manner is to cast the lavatory and cabinet integrally as a unit, and the same supported within a small opening in the wall into which the cabinet is received.

Minor changes in details of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A combined lavatory and medicine cabinet unit cast en bloc so formed that the positioning of the cabinet within an opening in a Wall will constitute the sole support for the unit.

2. A combined lavatory and medicine cabinet comprising separate lavatory and medicine cabinet portions, each of said portions being formed with cooperating abutting forwardly extending flanges, means for securing said flanges together, said medicine cabinet portion adapted to be received within an opening ina wall to provide the sole supporting means for the connected unit.

ROY R. PORTER. 

